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Nicolai Tangen

CEO, Norges Bank Investment Management

Search every verified Nicolai Tangen interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a June 2025 interview, Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, discussed his views on ambition, risk-taking, and the potential of artificial intelligence. He stated that "if you have really, really high ambitions, you achieve great things even if you fail," and contrasted this with low ambitions, which he said lead to achieving nothing even in success. Tangen also described his approach to risk after financial losses, noting that he uses a sports psychologist and that "most people take less risk when they lost money," even though he believes they should take the same amount of risk. Tangen commented on the role of AI in society and investing, saying that if he were "prime minister for a day, I would inject AI everywhere." He drew parallels between historical golden ages—citing Rome and Venice as examples of open economies with free trade and movement—and their decline, which he attributed to the closure of free trade, tariffs, and the end of free thought. Tangen also expressed excitement about an AI-driven advance in cancer research, calling it "the first stage of the first real thing" and comparing it to Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon.

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